BIG EAST Announces Men's Basketball Schedule Match-Ups
Jun 30 | Men's Basketball
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (June 30, 2011) - The Rutgers University men's basketball team will play Notre Dame, Seton Hall and West Virginia twice as part of an 18-game BIG EAST Conference schedule in 2011-12, the league announced Thursday afternoon. The 2011-12 season marks the fifth consecutive campaign since expansion to 16 members that each team will play 18 conference games with a format featuring 12 opponents once and three teams twice.
Rutgers, under the leadership of second-year head coach Mike Rice, will play nine home games and nine away contests in the BIG EAST in 2011-12. Cincinnati, Connecticut, DePaul, Notre Dame, St. John’s, Seton Hall, Syracuse, Villanova and West Virginia all visit the Rutgers Athletic Center this winter. The Scarlet Knights' conference road opponents are Georgetown, Louisville, Marquette, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Providence, Seton Hall, USF and West Virginia.
Rutgers 2011-12 BIG EAST Conference Opponents
Home Away
Cincinnati Georgetown
Connecticut Louisville
DePaul Marquette
Notre Dame Notre Dame
St. John's Pittsburgh
Seton Hall Providence
Syracuse Seton Hall
Villanova USF
West Virginia West Virginia
*-home and home series
Dates and times for RU’s BIG EAST games, as well as the Scarlet Knights’ entire 2011-12 schedule, will be announced at a later date.
